Cold Weather Contest Announcement—Finally!

Well friends, I have a confession to make. On January 26th—the day I posted the first hint—I received an e-mail from Mark Brown in Saint John saying, "Oooo..I'm 99% I know it, but t'would be a shame to end the game so soon! ;)" So I e-mailed him back appreciating his wish not to end the fun, but asking him to verify that he recognized the car from Hint #1. His reply was right on the money: "If I had to put my money on something, I'd say it's a Caterham (or possibly Lotus, Westfield, Birkin, etc. etc.) 7!" He pretty well covered all the Super 7 bases. The car is a Westfield Super 7, owned and enjoyed by Kelvin Perry, just in the process of dropping that wonderful little aluminum block Rover v8 in it to replace the little original 4 cylinder. At 1200 or so pounds in total weight, the little thing should skat! So, congratulations to Mark Brown. Check out his blog and you'll understand that he may be just a little beyond being a car fanatic. Looking forward to meeting you, Mark. And, looking forward to having Kelvin join us over a good steak this month at McGinnis Landing.

Thanks to all of you who went out on a limb to guess, or proclaim, your answer. Participation is what inspires your webmaster to continue pounding the keys.

Well, for those of you who are still in the dark, and have not had the pleasure, here are photos—complete—not just tantalizing bits.





PS: Congratulations also to Ralph Holyoke who not only was among those with the correct answer, but continued in his posting to say, "I also guess that it is white!!!!!!!" Bravo!


1 comment:

Mark Brown said...

Why thank you David, and sorry to everyone for making such a sneaky introduction! It's great to see, though, that there are so many others in the area that have a passion, or at the very least, a strong interest for British cars and classics in general. I don't currently have a British car - though in 2005 I drove a 1970 Rover P6 3500 that was very kindly lent to me for much of the year - but the quest is on to get one, and I'm looking forward to participating in group events in the future!

In addition to my blog, you can also view my online galleries from 2005 - a year spent in Australia - on my website. I have 2254 images online, most of which are classic cars in Australia. David was inaccurate when he said I'm a "little beyond being a car fanatic" - I'm far, far beyond it!

So, thanks again, and hello to all!

Mark Brown